David Smith

David Smith

Labour — North Northumberland

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 January 2026

Debate

Finance (No. 2) Bill

Contribution

I thank my constituency neighbour for his intervention. Rather than go down the route of his question, let me respond with the words of one of my local farmers. She wrote to me on 23 December and said: “As you know, we have been very vocal in opposing the earlier proposals, so it is equally important to state how strongly we welcome this change in policy. Increasing the threshold, together with the ability to retrospectively transfer unused APR and BPR allowances from my late mother to my father, will make a huge difference to our family and the viability of our farm business. I will leave my remarks there.

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